Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 14:12

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 5:12PM EDT until May 27 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 2:12pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Nelson County in central Virginia... Southwestern Albemarle County in central Virginia... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 512 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Schuyler, or 17 miles southeast of Waynesboro, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Shipman, Schuyler, Scottsville, Esmont, Lovingston, Bryant, Damon, Covesville, Woodridge, Rockfish, Keene, Glendower, Alberene, Elma, and Faber.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Albemarle, VA; Nelson, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC